Montreal man spends 50 years tracking down his ancestor’s lost paintings

Montreal man spends 50 years tracking down his ancestor’s lost paintings

Jonathan Wener has spent 50 years scouring the art world for the lost paintings of his great-great-grandfather, William Raphael.The 19th-century Montreal painter is best known for his portraits of les habitants — French settlers who worked the land — offering

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